Guest guest Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 For spiritual advancement, one should be materially satisfied, for if one is not materially satisfied, his greed for material development will result in the frustration of his spiritual advancement. There are two things that nullify all good qualities. One is poverty. Daridra-doso guna-rasi-nasi. If one is poverty-stricken, all his good qualities become null and void. Similarly, if one becomes too greedy, his good qualifications are lost. Therefore the adjustment is that one should not be poverty-stricken, but one must try to be fully satisfied with the bare necessities of life and not be greedy. For a devotee to be satisfied with the bare necessities is therefore the best advice for spiritual advancement. >>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 7.15.21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Dear Maharaj, Dandavat! All glories to Srila Prabhupada! I was wondering if you could throw some more light on how does poverty destroy the good qualities of a person and also affect spiritual advancement. I was thinking of Kunti Maharani's prayers where she addresses Sri Krishna as akincana gocaram or the poverty of the impoverished. So how does your quote reconcile with her statement? Thank you very much, Your servant, Vrajalila Das ****************************************************** Vidyadhar M. Karmarkar Graduate Fellow Integrative Biosciences (Chemical Biology) The Pennsylvania State University University Park PA 16802. ****************************************************** MATTER DOES NOT MATTER, SPIRIT DOES... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yogkriya Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 Yes. This is a good post!! So true and understands and balances both the worlds. Is not fanatic. Thanks Bhakti Vikas!! For spiritual advancement, one should be materially satisfied, for if one isnot materially satisfied, his greed for material development will result in the frustration of his spiritual advancement. There are two things that nullify all good qualities. One is poverty. Daridra-doso guna-rasi-nasi. If one is poverty-stricken, all his good qualities become null and void. Similarly, if one becomes too greedy, his good qualifications are lost. Therefore the adjustment is that one should not be poverty-stricken, but one must try to be fully satisfied with the bare necessities of life and not be greedy. For a devotee to be satisfied with the bare necessities is therefore the best advice for spiritual advancement. >>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 7.15.21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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